Woman&#39;s hand bag



A. W. JEFFS.

WOMANS HAND BAG.

APPLlcMloN man sEPT.21, 1920.

1 ,404,528, Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

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ARTHUR W. JEFES. OF NEW YORK. N. Y.

WOMANS HAND BAG.

Application filed September 27, 1920.

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Be it known that I, ARTHUR lV. Jnrrs, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Queens of the city of New York, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lfiomens Hand Bags, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof.

In using a womans hand bag or purse it is very diflicult to extract the contents therefrom, particularly adjacent vthe bottom of the bag, by reason of the folds of fabric which naturally form and cling together'. There is nothing in ordinary constructions to hold these folds of fabric apart so as to insure a wide opening with well defined walls permit-ting the hand to readily reach the objectsought. In some types of pouches, such as tobacco bags it has been proposed to employ a median frame formed as an integral strip of stiil" material to which the side walls of the pouch are secured but this fra-nie is naturally springy and opposes any effort to open the pouch. v It does not and'cannot by reason of its structure, serve the purpose of holding the fabric folds separated when the pouch is opened so as to permit ready access thereto. In such pouches there is, indeed, no reason for having such a spreading action of the fabric folds sincethe tobacco or the like is shaken from the pouch in a small stream. In accordance with the present invention it is proposed to improve the construction of womens hand bags or purses by forming the same with two or more median Vframe pieces of stiff material having hinged sections whereby when the bag is opened the frame members will readily conform to the opening movement and yet hold the pieces of fabric widely separated to afford easy access to the contents of the bag. Such a result is the principal object sought for in the improved construction but it is true that other advantages are inherent in it, such as cheapness in manufacture, simplicity of design and replacement of worn fabric, and sightliness. The stiff frame pieces may be made of metal or of celluloid or the like and can be of most attractive and ornamental appearance harmonizin completely with the fabric of the bag. ll of these objects will appear more particularly as the description proceeds, reference now being had to the accompanying drawings wherein Specification or" Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

serial No. 413,051.

are illustrated two suitable embodiments of the invention. In the drawings:

Figure l is a yiew in plan of a hand bag formed with two median frames extending in planes at right-angles to each other.

Figure 2 is a View in elevation of the bag shown in Figure l, one piece of material between adjacent frame members being omitted in. the interest of clearness.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in plan showing the frame members of Figures l and 2 hingedV to the base.

Figure 4c is a view in elevation of a somewhat modiiied construction in which only a single median frame is employed, the two sections being hinged directly to one another.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail view showing the suitable manner of passing the draw strings through one of the sections of the frame. j

In the embodiment illustrated in Figures L3, the bag is provided with a stiff base a disposed in the fabric at the bottom and having hinged to its opposite side edges stiff frame sections b, b and c, c extending, respectively, upwardly at opposite sides of the bag. The hinged joints may be of any suitable construction and are illustrated ata? the joints being alike in each instance. The bag under description is to be generally pearshaped and for this reason the sections b, b', c, c of the median frames are formed accordingly being bowed adjacent the lower portions and curved inwardly towards one another adjacent their upper ends and preferably curved in an ornamental manner as indicated at e at their upper ends. It will be understood that the invention is in no wise limited, no matter what the mechanical construction of the frame may be, to the outline of the sections of the shape or dimensions of the bag itself. VThe median frames formed by the sections b, Z1 and c, c', respectively, are preferably disposed in planes at right-angles to each other, these sections constituting essentially a spider in the mechanical arts. To the edges of the contiguous sections and eX- tending upwardly from their lower ends and from the base a are pieces of fabric f constituting the body proper of the bag. These four pieces of fabric can be stitched readily to the edges of the sections o, c, c and, of course, can be of any suitable material in composition and design. Through the fabric adjacent its upper edge, or through deframe or to the .through the Vframe members i, z

vices secured thereto and through suitable holes such as are indicated in the section 79, 792 in Figure 5, extend draw strings g, 7i, or the like, holes corresponding to the holes 792 in the section b being also formed in the opposite section Z9 so that the pull on the draw strings will draw the sections 72,79 together by direct action of the strings thereon and will also draw the other frame sections c, c towards each other by the pull of said strings on the fabric. Of course, it will be understood that the strings g, 7i can be passed through holes in the sections c, o or otherwise engaged directly with said sections so as to impress a direct pull thereon.

Tn the modified embodiment shown in Figure 4 only two stiff sections z', t" are employed as the frame for the bag 7c these two sections being of any desired form' and material as, for instance, like any two of the sections described in the embodiment shown in Figure 1, and may be hingedat the bottom of the bag, directly to each other, as indicated at 2. The fabric 7c of the bag is preferably cut in two pieces, these pieces beingstitehed at their edges to the edges of the median frame formed by the sections z', i. Draw strings 702, 703 can be passed and engaged with the fabric 7c of the bag in a suitable manner such as, for instance, that which has been hereinbefore described. It is apparent that instead of hinging the sections y directly to each other they may behinged to an intermediate stiff base corresponding in a general way to the base a shown in Figure 3 or, a stiff frame base might encircle the lower portion of the bag and extend up its sides for a'distance and the sections c', z" then constitute upper side pieces of a frame and be hinged to such lower frame section.

Vhether the bag take the particular forms herein illustrated and described or whether it nd embodiment in some other construction, it will be understood that'the essential characteristic is the provision 4`of stiff hinged frame sections to which the fabric of the bag is secured. The characteristic advantage of the improved construction can be made clear by, a brief description of its action in opening and closing. draw strings g, 7L or 7a2, 7c3, are pulled on the fabric pieces will be drawn together at their upperedges to close the bag, the sections When the 7), 7)', c, c', or z', z" readily conforming to such closing movement, and hinged joints in each instance permitting free movement. yWhen the bag is to be opened for the extraction of some object therein the fingers can lbe readily inserted between the sections ofV the frame and these sections thrown outwardly. This will quickly expand the mouth of the bag and separate the pieces of fabric and their folds. When the sections are thus thrown back it is evident that by reason of their stiffness, ready accesswill be afforded to theinterior of the bag, the folds of fabric will be separated and well defined interior walls will expose the contents to view. The construction itself is one which is inexpensive, entailing only the provision of the frame, not now'employed in such bags but K the facility with which the fabric can be stitched at its edges to the sections of the frame will indeed reduce the entire cost of manufacture and labor and will afford to t-he user a most convenient opportunity for replacement of any of the pieces of the fabric. Further, the stiff sections of the frame can be of metal or Celluloid or the like Vand can be of ornamental design to improve the appearance of the bag o-r can be entirely encased by some selected material.

What I claim is: Y n .l

l. A hand bag formed with a frame having a separate rectangular base, two pairs of stiff sections hinged .toY said base at its opposite: edges, respectively, said sections constituting in pairs median frames for the' bag disposed-.at right-angles to each other, and pliant material secured to the edges of proximate sections to form a `closed pouch open at one end only.

2. A hand bag having'a/frame' including aseries of stiff sections arranged in pairs andextending upwardly at opposite Ysides Y of the lbag, and mounted in hinged relation adjacent the lower portions of the bag, pliant materia-l secured to the `proximate frame sections to form a closed pouch open at one end only,rings secured tothe top edges of the material of the bag Vand'vdisposed between'the stiff sections, and a draw string passing through the upper ends of the stiftl sections and the rings to cause the weight of the bag to hold it closed.

This specification signed this 24th day of sept. A..D.,1920. Y Y

' ARTHUR WV. JEFFS. 

